Member of Parliament for South Dayi, Rockson-Nelson Dafeamakpor has raised concern over the prolonged nature of the minority leader of parliament Afenyo-Markin’s vetting.
According to the Majority Chief Whip Dafeamakpor, there must be a limit to what Afenyo Markin is doing.
He revealed he is under pressure from the government and the NDC because government business must make progress.
Dafeamakpor comments come after the defence minister-designate spent so many hours at the appointment committee vetting yesterday, with the prolonged nature of Afenyo-Markin’s vetting.
Speaking at the appointment committee vetting yesterday 28 January 2025 Dafeamakpor stated, “Leader may have an unlimited opportunity to ask questions, but I am so concerned as the majority chief whip, the ranking member cannot take three hours to ask his questions, so if he is saying that he will continue tomorrow, we have to go and come back tomorrow there must be a limit to what he is doing”.
“In any case, we have four other nominees who are waiting, so as the government chief whip I am so concerned about the procedure he is adopting and the government business is affected”, he added.
The Majority Chief Whip added, “You are supposed to lay a report because of this you are unable to move, and we are allowing the ranking member to go on and on, asking people’s addresses and all that, so Chairman can we have a guide that when the ranking member has the opportunity to ask his questions can he have 30 minutes, can he have one hour, can he have two hours so that when that duration is exhausted we can make progress”.
“Where I am sitting the calls, I am getting from my government and the party I am under pressure, I am under pressure government business must make progress. The ranking leader who is opposition can say he would vet for three days no”, he cried out.
